Book Review for Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb

 

In Death #62

Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb

Published:  February 3, 2026 by St. Martin's Press

Genre:  Romantic Suspense, Mystery Thriller

Taken from Goodreads:  A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in the latest thriller in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead―while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s husband, Roarke―who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy thief―recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. The crime scene suggests a burglar caught in the act. But only one item seems to be missing.

Then it’s revealed that the vault had actually belonged to the victim’s late father―and no one in the household knew it was there until a recent remodeling project exposed it. To protect the family name and business, they explain to Eve, they’d been looking for a way to return the ill-gotten gains anonymously and avoid the police. But now the police are all over their elegant house, and have a bigger, bloodier mystery to solve.

By all accounts, Nathan Barrister was a good man, a generous employer, a devoted husband and father. As for his father―he clearly had secrets. Now it’s up to Eve and her team to find out if those secrets got Nathan killed―and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.

My Thoughts:  I am a fan of J.D. Robb.  I have read most of the In Death series and enjoy them all.   Stolen in Death is #62 in the series.   I like that the characters are familiar, it is like visiting old friends each time I pick up the next book in this series.   Eve and Roarke have an amazing relationship.  Their friends are unique and keep the storyline interesting. 

Stolen in Death is not my favorite.   I felt like the story moved a little slower than some of the other books.  There was not as much social time for Eve and Roarke with their friends as with other books.  With the lack of that time, the entire book concentrated on the murder and solving it.   I felt it was a little repetitive.  The same theories were repeated over and over without moving forward in the solving.   There were areas of the book that I felt were just filling pages to make the word count. 

If you are a fan of J.D. Robb I would recommend you pick up this book.   It is always enjoyable to catch up with Eve and Roarke. 

Thank you St. Martin’s Press for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Meet the Author (taken from her website):  With a phenomenal career full of bestsellers, Nora Roberts was ready for a new writing challenge. As her agent put it, like Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and caffeine-free Pepsi, a pseudonym offered her the opportunity to reach a new and different group of readers. The first futuristic suspense J. D. Robb book, Naked in Death, was published in paperback in 1995, and readers were immediately drawn to Eve Dallas, a tough cop with a dark past, and her even more mysterious love interest, Roarke.

 

The series quickly gained attention, great reviews, and devoted readers. Since the debut of Loyalty in Death (the ninth In Death book) on Halloween 1999 on the New York Times bestseller list, every J. D. Robb title has been a New York Times bestseller. While fans had their suspicions, it wasn’t until the twelfth book in the series, Betrayal in Death (2001), that the publisher fully revealed that J. D. Robb was a pseudonym for bestselling powerhouse Nora Roberts. Unmasked, Nora Roberts fans who hadn’t yet picked up one of the Robb books were quickly playing catch-up.

 

Robb’s peers in the mystery world are fans as well, with accolades for the In Death series from such blockbuster authors as Stephen King, Jonathan Kellerman, Dennis Lehane, Kathy Reichs, Lisa Scottoline, Janet Evanovich, David Baldacci, Harlan Coben, Robert B. Parker, Ridley Pearson, Linda Fairstein, and Andrew Gross.

 

The In Death books are perpetual bestsellers, and frequently share the bestseller list with other Nora Roberts novels. J. D. Robb publishes two hardcover In Death books per year, with the occasional stand-alone original In Death story featured in an anthology.

 

Check out my thoughts on some of the other books in this series:

Framed in Death by J.D. Robb  HERE

Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb HERE

Passions in Death by J.D. Robb HERE